Calendar for the Traditional Roman Rite
Following the Rubrics of Pope St. Pius X for the Universal Calendar of the Church
~ April 2016 ~
Date
|
Day
|
*** Liturgical Day ***
|
Rank
|
Color
|
Fast/
|
*** Misc.***
|
Abstinence
| ||||||
1
|
Friday
|
Easter Friday
|
sd
|
White
|
Ab
|
First Friday
|
2
|
Saturday
|
Easter Saturday
|
sd
|
White
|
First Saturday
| |
St. Francis of Paula, C
| ||||||
3
|
Sunday
|
Low Sunday
|
dm
|
White
| ||
Quasi modo Sunday
| ||||||
4
|
Monday
|
Annunciation of the BVM
|
d1cl
|
White
|
From March 25
| |
St. Isidore, BpCD
| ||||||
5
|
Tuesday
|
St. Vincent Ferrer, C
|
d
|
White
| ||
6
|
Wednesday
|
Ferial Day
|
White
| |||
[Mass of preceding Sunday]
|
x
| |||||
7
|
Thursday
|
Ferial Day
|
White
| |||
[Mass of preceding Sunday]
|
x
| |||||
8
|
Friday
|
Ferial Day
|
White
|
Ab
| ||
[Mass of preceding Sunday]
|
x
| |||||
9
|
Saturday
|
Our Lady’s Saturday
|
sp
|
White
| ||
x
| ||||||
10
|
Sunday
|
2nd Sunday after Easter
|
sd
|
White
| ||
11
|
Monday
|
St. Leo I, PCD
|
d
|
White
| ||
12
|
Tuesday
|
Ferial Day
|
White
| |||
[Mass of preceding Sunday]
|
x
| |||||
13
|
Wednesday
|
Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse BVM, C
|
d1cl
|
White
| ||
St. Hermenegild, M
| ||||||
14
|
Thursday
|
St. Justin, M
|
d
|
Red
| ||
Within the Octave
| ||||||
St. Tiburtius & Comp., Mm
| ||||||
15
|
Friday
|
Within the Octave
|
sd
|
White
|
Ab
| |
x
| ||||||
16
|
Saturday
|
Within the Octave
|
sd
|
White
| ||
x
| ||||||
17
|
Sunday
|
3rd Sunday after Easter
|
sd
|
White
| ||
Within the Octave
| ||||||
St. Anicetus, PM
| ||||||
18
|
Monday
|
Within the Octave
|
sd
|
White
| ||
x
| ||||||
19
|
Tuesday
|
Within the Octave
|
sd
|
White
| ||
x
| ||||||
20
|
Wednesday
|
Octave Day of St. Joseph
|
dm
|
White
| ||
21
|
Thursday
|
St. Anselm, BpCD
|
d
|
White
| ||
22
|
Friday
|
Sts. Soter & Caius, PpMm
|
sd
|
Red
|
Ab
| |
x
| ||||||
23
|
Saturday
|
St. George, M
|
sd
|
Red
| ||
x
| ||||||
24
|
Sunday
|
4th Sunday after Easter
|
sd
|
White
| ||
St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, M
| ||||||
25
|
Monday
|
St. Mark, Ev
|
d2cl
|
Red
| ||
[The Greater Litanies]
| ||||||
26
|
Tuesday
|
Sts. Cletus & Marcellinus, PpMm
|
sd
|
Red
| ||
x
| ||||||
27
|
Wednesday
|
St. Peter Canisius, CD
|
d
|
White
| ||
28
|
Thursday
|
St. Paul of the Cross, C
|
d
|
White
| ||
St. Vitalis, M
| ||||||
29
|
Friday
|
St. Peter of Verona, M
|
d
|
Red
|
Ab
| |
30
|
Saturday
|
St. Catharine of Siena, V
|
d
|
White
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